Stories About ‘Cases of Blasphemy’

The following stories talk about the subject ‘Cases of Blasphemy’.

Gregory Luke

Thursday, December 16th, 2010, by David. 24 Comments

Lombok expat Gregory Luke jailed for blasphemous tampering with mosque sound systems.


Heresy Law Challenge

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010, by David. 26 Comments

Constitutional Court hears case on free interpretation of religions, a human right or recipe for anarchy.


Mysticist Quran Desecration

Monday, August 3rd, 2009, by David. 30 Comments

Blasphemous farting attempts in Probolinggo see police swing into action against a kejawenist rebel.


Buddhist Religious Symbols Blasphemy

Friday, March 6th, 2009, by David. 81 Comments

Some Buddhists are, eventually, up in arms over a Buddhist themed club in Jakarta, the Buddha Bar.


Irianto MS Syafiuddin, Indramayu

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009, by David. 10 Comments

Voters in Indramayu are threatened with hellfire unless the Golkar Party is supported in 2009.


Asmara Wasahua & Welhelmina Holle

Friday, December 12th, 2008, by David. 44 Comments

Sectarian violence over classroom blasphemy allegations in the Central Moluccas near Ambon.


Offensive Cartoons on Websites

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008, by David. 89 Comments

Website and blog owners scramble to delete offensive cartoons as the government, MUI and PKS bear down on them.


Dedi Mulyadi

Friday, August 15th, 2008, by David. 34 Comments

The MUI attempts to chase the regent of Purwakarta out of town, for a musical analogy.


SKB Ahmadiyah

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008, by David. 20 Comments

mirza ghulam ahmad A police chief explains about the SKB edict against Ahmadiyah and under what terms arrests will be made.


Ahmadiyah (Nearly) Banned

Friday, April 18th, 2008, by David. 62 Comments

mirza ghulam ahmadA formal banning of the unorthodox Muslim sect Jamaah Ahmadiyah becomes more likely.


Religious Cults & Religious Freedoms

Monday, March 17th, 2008, by David. 25 Comments

Pressure on the government to enact special laws against religious cults, blasphemy trials in Jambi, and the United Nations showing interest.


The Last Supper

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008, by David. 37 Comments

Likely criminal charges against Tempo magazine for blasphemy against Christianity.


Bahai

Thursday, November 1st, 2007, by David. 396 Comments

Muslims converting to Bahai.


Atheism

Thursday, September 7th, 2006, by David. 21 Comments

A proposed widening of the scope of anti-blasphemy laws could see atheists prosecuted.


Religious Freedom Report

Sunday, May 7th, 2006, by David. 12 Comments

Indonesia remains on the "Watch List" in the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom report for 2006.


Yusman Roy in Malang

Monday, March 20th, 2006, by David. 4 Comments

Great article in the Los Angeles Times of March 20th entitled "Separation of Mosque and State Wanes in Indonesia" dealing with the persecution, under blasphemy laws, of Yusman Roy, who sits in prison for the crime of having led prayers at his local mosque in the language of his country and people - Indonesian.


Abdul Rahman

Monday, February 27th, 2006, by David. 1 Comment

Another person in the Lia Eden cult has been charged with blasphemy, one Abdul Rahman.


Indonesian Newspaper Website Cartoons

Saturday, February 4th, 2006, by David. 3 Comments

Indonesian newspaper Rakyat Merdeka's website publishes the Muhammad cartoons.


Lia Eden

Saturday, December 31st, 2005, by David. 26 Comments

The case of Lia Eden, a cult leader on trial for insulting Islam. If it weren't serious it would be funny.


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